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Sundae posted:There's this really cute girl I like in my bio class, and I'm pretty sure she'll go on a date with me if I co-sign her horse loan for her summer rider. My credit history isn't great, but what if I forge my dad's signature as the co-signer? Is there anything that could go wrong? Please don't date horse lovers.
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Mr.Radar posted:While searching for an auto mechanic recently I came across this: AutoMotorPlex Garage Condominiums. Luxury garages starting at $150,000 for a 2-car space. No attached housing or even housing nearby. It's just a place to store/work on your collectable cars. For $150,000+. Worth the price of admission just to be surrounded by a bunch of old rich dudes that are desperate to be parted from their money.
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ChickenOfTomorrow posted:when i feel bad there's always something i can buy to make me feel better Fill that void baby
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Lowness 72 posted:Fill that void baby 
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Barry posted:Worth the price of admission just to be surrounded by a bunch of old rich dudes that are desperate to be parted from their money. Yeah, think of it as leasing business space to peddle whatever old rich men buy
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Feb 19, 2019 15:25
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I'm not sure if this is more appropriate for the BWM or Shadenfreude threads, but we'll go here for now. I work with a true believer sovereign citizen. He's been trying for like a year now to not pay taxes. He just resubmitted his W4 with 99 dependents. Can someone tell me he will go to jail so I don't have to work with him anymore.
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A Proper Uppercut posted:I'm not sure if this is more appropriate for the BWM or Shadenfreude threads, but we'll go here for now.
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Feb 19, 2019 15:42
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Mr.Radar posted:While searching for an auto mechanic recently I came across this: AutoMotorPlex Garage Condominiums. Luxury garages starting at $150,000 for a 2-car space. No attached housing or even housing nearby. It's just a place to store/work on your collectable cars. For $150,000+. Honestly for what it looks like you get which seems to be a garage with a usable loft space that can be plumbed and finished out it isn't a bad deal. Having priced out a detached garage with ADU it is tough to do for much less than that and some lots simply will not permit it.
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Feb 19, 2019 16:09
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A Proper Uppercut posted:I'm not sure if this is more appropriate for the BWM or Shadenfreude threads, but we'll go here for now.
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Feb 19, 2019 17:06
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A Proper Uppercut posted:I'm not sure if this is more appropriate for the BWM or Shadenfreude threads, but we'll go here for now. I have 99 problems, but a tax refund ain't one
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Feb 19, 2019 17:21
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BEHOLD: MY CAPE posted:Honestly for what it looks like you get which seems to be a garage with a usable loft space that can be plumbed and finished out it isn't a bad deal. Having priced out a detached garage with ADU it is tough to do for much less than that and some lots simply will not permit it. If this is in the Seattle area, I'm interested. Racecar beds count as cars, right?
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Since this is in E/N now, self-posting is presumably fully allowed?
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Library says my girlfriend is on the hook for 650 dollars of movies her mom rented with her card when she was 5.quote:My girlfriend went down to the library today to try and get her library card replaced, and they told her that she owed 650 dollars in late fees. She asked to see the list and the dates for the charges were when she was 5 years old. Her mom had been using her card to rent the movies and never returned them. They said they're going to send her a bill at her current address (her mom's house) for the money. My question is, can they pursue this against her and ding her credit? We can't pay 600 dollars right now, but I think this should be her mother's problem, since she was a minor at the time. The only problem is, her mom is super poor, narcissitic and manipulative. She'd never pay off the bill, she already owes hundreds of thousands in hospital bills she doesn't plan on ever paying off so i doubt she'll pay my girlfriends bill. Can she still be on the hook for this? If so what should we do? Yep, I am sure that is enforceable.
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Feb 19, 2019 18:01
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Xenocides posted:Library says my girlfriend is on the hook for 650 dollars of movies her mom rented with her card when she was 5. That's bananas. Years ago I had a couple DVDs out when my car decided to blow the head gasket. I called and asked if I could drop them off at another branch (they did inter-library loans between cities) and they were like 'nope sorry'. Then when I brought them back and went to pay the fines, they had been deleted.  That's my tale.
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A Proper Uppercut posted:I'm not sure if this is more appropriate for the BWM or Shadenfreude threads, but we'll go here for now. He's going to have an exciting audit, and might land himself in jail as a result of another action he takes.
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Feb 19, 2019 19:08
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Volmarias posted:He's going to have an exciting audit, and might land himself in jail as a result of another action he takes. Well I'll be sure to keep you guys updated. He's a total rear end in a top hat so I hope he gets hosed by the IRS.
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Feb 19, 2019 19:13
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Library fines disproportionately affect the very people who can benefit from library services the most, and libraries who have done fine forgiveness see poor families and kids return to use the library in large numbers. Libraries want people to return stuff, but fines don't really seem to be a great way to do that - people who can afford to pay them aren't particularly bothered by them, and people who can't will just not return stuff and stop using the library.
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Feb 19, 2019 19:28
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A Proper Uppercut posted:I'm not sure if this is more appropriate for the BWM or Shadenfreude threads, but we'll go here for now. I am just going to put this here. https://www.irs.gov/compliance/whistleblower-informant-award
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Feb 19, 2019 19:29
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Enfys posted:Library fines disproportionately affect the very people who can benefit from library services the most, and libraries who have done fine forgiveness see poor families and kids return to use the library in large numbers. The rules are the same for everybody: it's free to borrow, bring it back on time. I consider myself pretty progressive, but I don't see this being a class problem. Rich people don't borrow books, they buy them from Amazon and have them shipped to their house or download to their kindle.
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Feb 19, 2019 19:43
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Nocheez posted:The rules are the same for everybody: it's free to borrow, bring it back on time. I consider myself pretty progressive, but I don't see this being a class problem. "it's the same for everybody" is practically the definition of regressive
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Feb 19, 2019 19:54
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Nocheez posted:The rules are the same for everybody: it's free to borrow, bring it back on time. I consider myself pretty progressive, but I don't see this being a class problem. Um poor people have a much harder time going places due to bad public transportation, less free time, and such? What kind of statement is "the rules are the same therefore there's no bias"? Oh right, the same kind of statement that's "Requiring ID to vote is fine because everyone has an id, right? You just have to get to town hall to get a free state id if you don't have a driver's license".
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Feb 19, 2019 19:54
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Nocheez posted:The rules are the same for everybody: it's free to borrow, bring it back on time. I consider myself pretty progressive, but I don't see this being a class problem. 
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Feb 19, 2019 19:54
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Nocheez posted:The rules are the same for everybody: it's free to borrow, bring it back on time. I consider myself pretty progressive, but I don't see this being a class problem. "The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."
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Feb 19, 2019 19:57
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Nocheez posted:The rules are the same for everybody: it's free to borrow, bring it back on time. I consider myself pretty progressive, but I don't see this being a class problem. The library here has no fees. Works much better.
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Not a Children posted:"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread." hot drat Anatole had a bangin mustache.
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spwrozek posted:The library here has no fees. Works much better. Honestly I think they should charge people who have money and not charge people who don't, because I sure should have to pay a couple bucks if I forget to renew books but people who can't afford that really shouldn't.
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Nocheez posted:The rules are the same for everybody: it's free to borrow, bring it back on time. I consider myself pretty progressive, but I don't see this being a class problem. I basically only get books from the library. They are free! They are free on my Kindle too!
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I still have a library book out from 3rd grade when my parents moved. I drove my old schoold this weekend, I should probably go return that book soon as I live a couple miles away.
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Feb 19, 2019 20:10
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spwrozek posted:I basically only get books from the library. They are free! They are free on my Kindle too! Look at the (fake) poor here bros!
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Feb 19, 2019 20:14
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crazypeltast52 posted:I still have a library book out from 3rd grade when my parents moved. I drove my old schoold this weekend, I should probably go return that book soon as I live a couple miles away. My favorite story was one from my hometown where a guy had a book in his closet then went to fight in WW2. It was like 47 years later when he found it in his mom's house. I forget the ridiculous sum they calculated the fees to be (over $30k?) but obviously they won't charge you more than the book cost.
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Feb 19, 2019 20:36
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Nocheez posted:The rules are the same for everybody: it's free to borrow, bring it back on time. I consider myself pretty progressive, but I don't see this being a class problem. Lmao my dude if wealthy folks don't use libraries because they can afford not to, and poor people are disproportionately affected by late fees it is absolutely a class issue.
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DJ Fuckboy Supreme posted:Lmao my dude if wealthy folks don't use libraries because they can afford not to, and poor people are disproportionately affected by late fees it is absolutely a class issue. I think you’ll find, actually, that it is a matter of the libraries being principled on their defense of equality.
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Subjunctive posted:I think you’ll find, actually, that it is a matter of the libraries being principled on their defense of equality. 
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howdoesishotweb posted:Look at the (fake) poor here bros! Less spent on books, more spent on hookers and blow.
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spwrozek posted:Less spent on books, more spent on hookers and blow. You haven’t lived until you’ve railed a few lines of coke off a midget’s rear end while your domme quizzes you on the nuances of Proust.
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Nocheez posted:My favorite story was one from my hometown where a guy had a book in his closet then went to fight in WW2. It was like 47 years later when he found it in his mom's house. I forget the ridiculous sum they calculated the fees to be (over $30k?) but obviously they won't charge you more than the book cost. We just had a news story about a 49 year old late fee, but they didn’t have a fine schedule from then.
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Feb 19, 2019 21:00
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DJ Fuckboy Supreme posted:Lmao my dude if wealthy folks don't use libraries because they can afford not to, and poor people are disproportionately affected by late fees it is absolutely a class issue. My bad, I didn't expect to spark a huge outrage with my "all people should return their library books on time" opinion.
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Feb 19, 2019 21:01
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Nocheez posted:My bad, I didn't expect to spark a huge outrage with my "all people should return their library books on time" opinion. WELCOME TO E/N
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Nocheez posted:My bad, I didn't expect to spark a huge outrage with my "all people should return their library books on time" opinion. Do you understand that poor people often have less time flexibility and worse transportation options than those better off? Returning a book is a very different thing when you can swing by in your car after your one 9-5 job than when you have to fit in an hour round trip between your shifts. It is a bad opinion, because it demands more of those with fewer resources in order for them to access a public service.
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But I've been told successful people work harder than unsuccessful people and are deserving of every tax-sheltered penny, so how do all these high earners...sorry, people of wealth, have all this free time to return books?
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